Where does “بوركجی” come from?

بوركجی (Ottoman Turkish) comes from Ottoman Turkish بورك, from Proto-Turkic *börük — hat, cap.

بوركجی (Ottoman Turkish): pastry chef, piemaker, a baker specialized in making pastries, pies, patties and tarts

Definitions

  1. pastry chef, piemaker, a baker specialized in making pastries, pies, patties and tarts

Ancestry of “بوركجی”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ottoman Turkishبوركa name of various kinds of pastry; or a cake of...
2Proto-Turkic*börükhat, cap
Every word from Proto-Turkic *börük →Every word from Ottoman Turkish بورك →